HO CHI MINH CITY. Ho Chi Minh City was capable to reverse the score against Sai Gon to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Sai Gon to strike first with a goal of N. Olsen at the 52′. Then it was a goal in the 56′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Hoàng Vũ Samson gave the win to Ho Chi Minh City in the 71′ minute.
The match was played at the Sân vận động Thống Nhất stadium in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Nguyên Vũ Vũ assisted by Năng Duy Đàng and Thành Trung Nguyễn. The 4th official was Ngọc Nhớ Trần. The weather was rainy. The temperature was hot at 28 degrees Celsius or 82.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 3 Total 10
- 1 On Target 7
- 2 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 93 Attack 123
- 46 Dangerous attack 75
- 53 Ball safe 58
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 8
Fouls
- 5 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Sai Gon was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Ho Chi Minh City that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Ho Chi Minh City was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ho Chi Minh City won the contest.
Sai Gon shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ho Chi Minh City shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Sai Gon received 5 yellow cards (Nguyễn Hồng Sơn, Matheus Vieira, Cao Văn Triền, Liễu Quang Vinh and Đỗ Merlo). On the opposite side, Ho Chi Minh City received 4 yellow cards (Brendon, Nguyễn Thanh Thắng, Trần Đình Khương and A. Bygrave).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sai Gon will stay with 7 points like Nam Dinh to remain in the 13th place. On the other side, Ho Chi Minh City will have 9 points to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
Sai Gon – Formation
Sai Gon
77'
78'
52'
The manager Thanh Phương Phùng decided to play with the following team: Phạm Văn Phong, R. Nanitelamio, Trần Mạnh Cường, Liễu Quang Vinh, Nguyễn Văn Đạt, Nguyễn Hoàng Quốc Chí, Cao Văn Triền, Nguyễn Hữu Sơn, Nguyễn Hồng Sơn, N. Olsen and Matheus Vieira.
The home team had on the bench: Nguyễn Minh Trung, Nguyễn Hoài Anh, Đoàn Anh Việt, Lâm Thuận, Đỗ Merlo, Nguyễn Quốc Long, Bùi Xuân Quý, Hoàng Minh Tuấn and Nguyễn Công Thành.
Substitutions
Sai Gon made 4 changes: Nguyễn Hữu Sơn for Bùi Xuân Quý (60′), Nguyễn Hồng Sơn for Lâm Thuận (60′), Trần Mạnh Cường for Đỗ Merlo (77′) and Nguyễn Hoàng Quốc Chí for Hoàng Minh Tuấn (77′).
Ho Chi Minh City – Formation
Ho Chi Minh City
Hữu Thắng Nguyễn played with: Nguyễn Thanh Thắng, Sầm Ngọc Đức, Brendon, Trần Đình Khương, Ngô Tùng Quốc, L. Nguyễn, Ngô Hoàng Thịnh, Võ Huy Toàn, Nguyễn Trọng Long, D. Green and A. Bygrave.
These were the players on the bench: Võ Ngọc Tỉnh, Trần Thanh Bình, Bùi Văn Đức, Chu Văn Kiên, Nguyễn Công Thành, Trần Đình Bảo, Đào Quốc Gia, Bùi Tiến Dũng and Hoàng Vũ Samson.
Substitutions
Ho Chi Minh City made 3 changes: Võ Huy Toàn for Hoàng Vũ Samson (68′), Nguyễn Trọng Long for Đào Quốc Gia (89′) and A. Bygrave for Nguyễn Công Thành (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the V-League.
- Sai Gon – Ho Chi Minh City – 1-2
- Binh Duong – Ha Noi – 0-3
- Binh Dinh – FLC Thanh Hoa – 2-1
